Hand Embroidery Network

Amanda passed along this link to me. And I have barely begun to explore.

The Hand Embroidery Network

There are online courses. A blog. A digital magazine. An online exhibit of embroidery. A bookstore. A forum for posting.

This is their mission statement:

The Hand Embroidery Network (HEN) is a new exciting community for hand embroiderers across the globe. The HEN's aim is to encourage and promote the practice and knowledge of the art of embroidery for a new generation. We wish to bring together like minded people who enjoy needlework and who want to learn and share their knowledge.

The Hand Embroidery Network will showcase embroidery talent around the world by providing an online platform for embroidery artists and designers to exhibit their work together. Embroidery is an art that should never be lost and the HEN want to create an online resource for beginners to advanced embroiderers to develop and further their skills in hand embroidery. In a throw away age it is important that we create hand embroidered craft which can be passed on to our children and our childrens' children!

Go explore. May you be inspired.

Holiday Luncheon

It is that time of year. Time for "ho, ho, ho and mistletoe and presents for pretty girls."

Looking forward to our gathering this Saturday at the Heart in Hand in Clifton. Social time starts at 10:30 a.m.

Yes. There will an IFF table.

Don't forget ornaments for exchange. The rules are: for those who want to participate, make an ornament using any needlework technique you like, put your name on a note and add inside the package, wrap it up and put it in the exchange basket at the party. We will have a table to display these on after the unwrapping.

Our speaker is Sheryl DeJong of the Smithsonian Institute.